The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-23
MINOR MENTION.

MlNOR MENTION.
AMONG the pleasant social and literary reun-
ions at Washington are the annual college grad
uates' dinners, held by the alumni of Yale, Har-
ward and other leading institutions. Yale held
her regular meeting few nights ago. President
Dwight was there. and presided. Many Wash
ington notabilities were present, Senator Evarts
among others. When there is any talking to be
done he always takes the honors. President
Dwight made humorous little speech, in which
he told how, many years ago, when he was
student at Yale, he was committee to raise
funds to furnish room for debating society.
Among others, they attacked Yale graduate
who lived Washington. Though was
entirely unknown to him." said Mr.. Dwight
being at the lower end of the committee he
wrote to me and said: Give for a debating So
ciety9 By no means. The world is perishng of
speech making; we are dying of talk If you
will only ask for contribution for deaf and
dumb institution, will contribute with pleas
ure.' It has been a question in my mind for
many years why he should have made such "A
response when his life had been
passed in the neighborhood of Wash
ington.' While saying this the speaker
cast side-lone glance at Senator Evarts and
| raised a laugh at his expense. But when the
latter's turn came to speak ne got in his work.
| and kept the table in a roar Il was astonshed.'
| he said, when the president said that in the
| present curriculum Of Yale University there are
| ninetv-tw courses. What feast How over
wheiming! What can man say III such pres
ence moro than Luther said at the Diet of
Worms: With courage, but humility, I can no
more can take no other course" There was
a time when I could say with truth he went on.
''as did once at convivial assembly, at Yale
College. tina. the president of Yale College and
/ together knew more Greek than any other two
men; but now, although am conscious that
have kept up my share of the partnership, I am
not sure the same remark can be made y
| Then the laugh was on President Dwight
| ABOUT twenty years ago big telescope, the
best in the world at that time imported to
| Chicago and an astronomical society was formed
Astronomy is not sef-supporting science
| There is not much money in scrutinzing the
milky way or in keeping track of lost comets It
| takes money to run an observatory, and the
money has to come from outside. The scientific
enthusiasm that imported the big telescope to
Chicago did not last long, and the astronomical
society fell into innocuous desuetude For
many years it has maintained sort of existence
on paper, but even that has about ended, and the
big telescope is in the market. Professor Col
| bert. of Chicago. writing to one Of the city pa
pers, says:
II desire an opportunity to express my intense
disgust at the discovery that there is not in Chi
cago sufficient appreciation of scientific re-
search to keep such instrument here sitter it
has been mounted by the citizens of a past gem
Grafton. when the city poor as compared
with to-day. There will be no trouble in finding
a home for it elsewhere and expect to very soon
cast my vote sadly in favor Of its removal shall
do so with the conviction that in allowing her
Astronomical Observatory and her Academy of
Sciences to die out from her midst for lack of
support. Chicago has invited the goddess of
science to shake from her feet the dust of city
whose capitalists too closely resemble Bunyan's
man with the muck rake"
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland has shaken the dus;
of Chicago from her feet already. and when the
goddess of science initiates her example there
will be another great vacuum. 1t looks as il
Chicago would have to fall back on pigs feet
THERE Boulangers and Bouangers
General Boulanger, Of France is famous as a
military organizer and brilliant man of affairs
Mr. Boulanger, of Branch county, Michigan, has
suddenly risen to distinction as the father OF
nine children in two years. The world neve,
hears of Mrs. Boulanger of France, aud we dc
J not even know if General Boulanger is married.
J The Michigan Boulanger shares his honors with
his wife, 1t has been said that he who causes
two blades of grass to grow where only one
grew before is public benefactor: how much
: more is be who adds nine little human blades tt
the population of the earth in the period in which
| ordinarily only two DO sprout
THE professional cooks of Philadelphia gave /
banquet the other day. each Of the me m bers con
} tribnting that culinary work OF art to the feas
} in the preparation of which he was most expert
: The most elaborate .plece" was salmon on ,
platter How the salmon was cooked is no
, stated, nor does it seem to have mattered VIVA
) attracted the attention and admiration of tn,
assembled chefs was the fact that the plates
reeaed on four standards. which were described Al
, marvel of flowers and leaves nodded out o.
I mutton tallow. None but an artist can d,
, such work." exclaimed one admirer, .and, be